Berean Standard Bible
“He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,”
Paul opens the letter with a long blessing of God for spiritual gifts in Christ, describing the Father's purposes before creation. He writes to believers, mostly Gentiles, in and around Ephesus, to remind them of the grandeur of their calling.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He predestined us for adoption as His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of His will,
World English Bible (WEB)
having predestined us for adoption as children through Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his desire,
King James Version (KJV)
Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
American Standard Version (ASV)
having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
As we were designed before by him for the position of sons to himself, through Jesus Christ, in the good pleasure of his purpose,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
having foreordained beforehand appointed, pre-selected us to the adoption of sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Habiéndonos predestinado para ser adoptados hijos por Jesucristo á sí mismo, según el puro afecto de su voluntad,
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Y nos destinó de antemano, por su amor, para adoptarnos como hijos suyos, por medio de Jesucristo, debido a su buena voluntad.
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